This absolute BEAUTY of a hen was caught and released to do her thing as Patrick's monster fish from last week has us swimming in fillets and smoked fish including delicious smoked bellies and collars. She was a beauty...as chrome as I have ever seen coming from any river

I have some other pics and a video. Straight bait behind a Luhr Jensen Herring Dodger and a DeepSix - 30 pulls out in 60 FOW on the way in after 4 hours of trolling sloppy conditions. I love the ocean and my buddies who go there with me.

Caught on the beautiful Smith River with a sardine wrapped quickfish. This fish had been waiting for rain to get upstream and fought like it had something to live for. Hopefully it will complete the journey up river.